Alright i had asked before about the substance coming out o f the back of my throat (chunks of white stuff); well ok now i have another problem. three days ago my throat got sore, but i havent had any other symptoms of a cold. its swollen, red and white splotched, nodes are tender, slightly painful when swallowing and more of those chunks are coming out. all the signs of strep. now i went and had a culture done, but its not strep. and was told if it doesnt go away in 2-3 days to come back in to the docs...and to just take sore throat medicine. well its swelled up more today.
anyone got an idea of what it is and what i can do?
2007-01-18 06:07:01 · 6 answers · asked by N W 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
** i forgot to mention that my ears are aching slighty...would that make a differnet in the diagnosis?
2007-01-18 06:35:24 · update #1
EBV - Epstein Barr Virus can cause a tonsillitis that looks identical to streptococcal pharyngitis.
2007-01-18 06:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doc only checked for strep and then sent you home!? There are so many other things it could be. I would go back, or better yet, get another doc. You could have mono, an std, tonsil trouble, upper respiratory infection, etc.
2007-01-18 14:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it was too early for a strep test, call your doctor back and tell him it is worse, he should put you on antibiotics as a procautinary. It usually take 2-3 days to get strep culture back.
2007-01-18 14:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by Jacuzzi Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be an std. Or mono. Some food allergies can cause swelling and painful rashes in the mouth. But it sounds a lot like strep or mono to me.
2007-01-18 14:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by pegasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is proably just a virus they always say. There is no medicine for a virus. Ask the doctor for some ant swelling medicine for your throat.
2007-01-18 14:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by Suzy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-20 06:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by Karunya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋